Re: hardware for file server

[Michael Kell Jensen <mkj%micrun.net@localhost>]

Dieter Baron wrote:
> hi,
>
> I'm in the process of building a file server.  It will be accessed
> from 2-3 single-user hosts (NetBSD and Windows) via gigabit ethernet,
> serving videos, audio, and be used for document and archvie storage.
> Also, it will serve one or two ISCSI targets.
>
>   I intend to use 4 750gb hard disks with a raid 5 volume on them.
>
>   Since this is my first file server, I would appreciate advice on
> what kind of hardware I need:
>
> - what kind of CPU, at what speed
> - how much RAM
> - hardware raid or raidframe
> - anything else I should look out for
>
>   Also, should I use dedicated partitions as backing store for the
> ISCSI targets, or are files just as good?
>
>   Which file system type (and what parameters) would you recommend?
>
> thanks in advance,
>         dillo

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Michael